Easy Smoked Meatloaf
My Easy Smoked Meatloaf recipe is soft, juicy and flavorful. With just a few important tips and tricks, make best meatloaf dinner.
Servings: 8 People
Ingredients
Meatloaf Ingredients
- 2 lbs Ground beef
- 2 Eggs, whisked
- 1/2 cup Breadcrumbs
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 Yellow onion
- 1 Whole head of garlic
- 1/4 cup Chopped parsley
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp All purpose seasoning
- 1 tbsp Horseradish mustard
Homemade BBQ Glaze Ingredients
- 1.5 cups Ketchup
- 1.5 cups Brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Honey
- 1/4 cup Apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup Molasses
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tbsp Yellow mustard
- 1 tbsp Hot sauce
- 1 tbsp All purpose seasoning
Instructions
- Cut off the top of the head of garlic, drizzle with olive oil, salt and wrap tightly in aluminum foil. Roast in the oven at 350 for 1 hour, or until the garlic is soft. Remove and allow it to cool down. Optionally, use 1 tbsp fresh minced garlic.
- Next, dice a yellow onion, sauté until it is translucent and allow it to cool down.
- In a separate cup, combine the breadcrumbs with milk, mix it well and let it sit for 5 minutes. The breadcrumbs will start to absorb the milk and will turn into a milky paste.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the ground beef, garlic, sautéed onions, whisked eggs, breadcrumb paste, parsley, Worcestershire, seasoning and horseradish mustard.
- Mix the ingredients by hand enough to have everything evenly mixed. Do not over mix it.
- Transfer the meatloaf mix to sheet pan lined with butcher paper. Shape it into an oval and make sure all cracks and edges are sealed.
- Preheat the grill to 250 degrees and set for indirect heat. Place the sheet pan with the formed meatloaf on the grill and let it smoke.
- For the glaze, add all the ingredients to a saucepan, mix and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.
- After an hour, brush the glaze all over the meatloaf. Close the lid and repeat this process every 30 minutes.
- When the internal temperature of the meatloaf reaches 160 degrees it's time to remove it from the grill.
- Rest for 5-10 minutes and serve. Enjoy!
Notes
- If you don't want to roast the garlic, you can substitiue with fresh, minced garlic.
- Create a flavor profile you enjoy most. For a BBQ meatloaf, add some brown sugar and bbq sauce into the mix. For a spicy meatloaf, finely dice up a jalapeno and use hot sauce in the mixture. Make it your own and don't be afraid of flavor!
- Do not cook the meatloaf on a wire rack. The meat will sink into the wires while it smokes making it difficult to remove once done.
- If you plan on using a regular grill or oven follow the same time and temps.
Nutrition
Calories: 659kcal | Carbohydrates: 90g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 84mg | Sodium: 801mg | Potassium: 853mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 79g | Vitamin A: 389IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 188mg | Iron: 6mg
